Inner Fountain of Waters

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, the 'fountain of living waters' is the I AM within—your assumed state of consciousness that currents your world. When you say 'we forsake' this inner spring and go about 'hewing cisterns,' you are choosing mental images and outward rituals as if they could water the dry thirst of life. The verse is not a historical judgment but a reminder: your inner state is the source. Any water you seek outside is a sign you have not yet accepted the truth that you are God in expression, that imagination creates reality. The broken cisterns cannot hold water because they are built from fear, limitation, doubt. To drink again from the fountain, revise your sense of self until the I AM feels present, real, and in charge. Begin with a single assumption: 'I am the Presence here and now.' Let impressions of lack dissolve as you entertain the fact that your inner vision is the cause, and your life will reflect that inward drink.